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THBT governments should not place limits in the areas which scientists may research.
That genetic research that attributes negative traits to particular races should not be
published.
This house believes that humanitarian organizations should and should be allowed to give
funding, resources or services to illegal armed groups when this is made a condition for
access to vulnerable civilians.
THW ban international aid charities from using sensational, graphic, or overly-emotional
images of suffering in fundraising and advertising campaigns
CJS
Enforcement
Executive vs Judiciary
Restorative Justice
That employers should not have access to job applicants criminal records
This house would allow prisoners to volunteer for drug trials in exchange for lighter
sentences.
Victims Will
THW allow victims or victims families to veto the use of capital punishment when
sentencing their aggressors, on grounds of religious objection
Criminal Rights
THW torture terrorists in order to get critical information for national security.
That Terrorist suspects should have the right to a Trial in Civilian courts
THW allow single parents in prison to raise their children behind bars.
That single parents in prison should be provided special treatment to allow them to
raise their young children from behind bars.
Court
That illegally gathered evidence and information should be admissible in criminal trials
This house would require all defendants in criminal cases to be represented only by
state-employed lawyers.
This house would ban private settlements in defamation suits
Corporation
Labor Rights
That trade unions should have their power restricted during times of economic crisis.
CSR
Failing Corporation
Public/ Private
Others
Art/ Culture
In poor countries, THW sell all national relics and other sites with cultural and historical
importance.
Developing Countries
That developing nations should have the right to give priority to development ahead of the
environment
THBT developed countries should not require developing countries to adhere to any
environmental restrictions.
This house believes that slum tourism does more harm than good.
That developing nations should sell sovereignty over autonomous zones to entrepreneurs
This house would auction off the long-term right to govern bankrupt cities for profit
Education
Method
THB schools should aggressively stream students according to their ability from a
young age
THW stream (put them in one class) students based on their academic performance
TH regrets the dominant narrative in childrens education that good always wins.
Sex Education
THBT sex education in schools should move from teaching safe sex to teaching good
sex
That sexual education classes at school should include, but not be limited to: sexual
orientation, anal sex, mutual gratification and masturbation.
Civil Relationship
IR
Terrorism
THBT the West should abandon its non-negotiation policy with terrorists.
THW torture terrorists in order to get critical information for national security.
THBT western media should actively portray terrorists as criminals with justified
causes.
Oppressive Regime
TH would never offer amnesty to heads of state in the midst of possible regime
change.
International Body
THBT the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council should not have
veto power.
This House Believes That The ICC Should Prosecute Crimes Against Democracy. (I.e.
Massive electoral fraud and vote rigging, vote buying, suppression of the opposition,
etc.)
THBT the UN should establish a minimum quota for global refugee acceptance,
allocated to and tradable among signatory countries of The Convention relating to the
Status of Refugees (CRSR)
Post-Conflict Society
THBT post-conflict states should suppress discourse surrounding the period of conflict
in order to promote peace.
That the US should close down all of its military basis in Asia.
War
Legitimacy
THW torture terrorists in order to get critical information for national security.
Accountability
That we should ban the use and development of all unmanned offensive military
weaponry.
Intervention
This house believes that Western liberal democracies have a duty to militarily
intervene in conflicts where large scale human rights abuses are occurring.
Environment
THW stop preventing the worsening of climate change and focus on adapting to its
consequences instead.
Media
Others
THW prohibit the media from disclosing the political motivation of terrorist groups
THS the establishment of weight requirements for models in the fashion industry.
Pop Culture
THW not allow a single media company to own multiple TV channels or newspapers
(whether in print or online)
Politics
Election
That we should vote for Barack Obama on the basis of his race.
THBT politicians should not resign over private affairs. (Such as sex scandals and
family problems).
That developing nations should prohibit families of current or former politicians from
This house would not allow family members of politicians from participating in politics.
THW give extra votes to citizens based on their performance on a current affairs test.
THBT figureheads of national liberation movements (Aung Sang Suu Kyi, Dalai Lama)
should not become politicians after their movements succeed
THBT countries that are approaching economic disaster should suspend elections and
appoint a government of experts.
THB corrupt, benevolent and capable dictatorship is preferable to corrupt and inept
democracy
This House would pay all elected politicians the median wage in their country
THW make the salary of politicians equal to the per capita income of the country.
That the media should not report on the private lives of politicians.
THBT politicians should only be allowed to serve in office for a limited period of time.
Political Parties
Dangerous Activity
That law enforcement should turn a blind eye to drug use and sale in designated
areas.
That governments should not fund reconstruction in areas that are prone to natural
disasters.
That individuals should be allowed to sell their right to sue to one/more 3rd parties.
THW allow individuals to contract out of all basic employment provisions in their
contracts (such as health & safety, unfair dismissal etc.) in return for increased wages
Public Place
Medical
Obesity Crisis
THS the establishment of weight requirements for models in the fashion industry.
Medical Ethics
Role of Doctor
THBT in the event of life-threatening illnesses, medical decisions about children should
be made by doctors not parents.
That doctors should be required to perform medical procedures even when it conflicts
with their beliefs.
THW allow doctors to refuse to perform treatments that are against their own ethical
principles.
Resource allocation
THW limit the right to receive organ donations strictly to those who sign up as donors
themselves
THW deny citizens who took part in organ trade privileges from its national healthcare
system.
Others
THW ban abortion except in cases where the mothers health is at risk.
That women should be criminally liable for harm to fetuses in utero as a result of their
lifestyle choices.
Freedom of Expression
THW remove all markers of race and religion from national symbols and anthems
That it is legitimate to oppose religion by seeking out and exposing private immoral
behavior of religious leaders
Animal Rights
That medical workers from developing countries should not be allowed to migrate to
the developed world.
That the Members-States should grant free movement of labour in (name of regional
body).
Others
Sport
Athletes
That sporting bodies should allow the use of all performance enhancing drugs
Children
That we should ban the international trade in sportspeople under the age of 18
This House believes that Western nations should not attend sporting events in
countries with bad human rights records
Discrimination in sports
That we should eject sporting teams from international competitions if their fans are
found to have committed racist/sexist/queerphobic etc. acts during matches
Religion
Organized religion
THBT in the event of life-threatening illnesses, medical decisions about children should
be made by doctors not parents.
THW forcibly give medical treatment to children who are suffering from life-threatening
illness/injury even if it is against their parent's will (such as, but not limited to,
religious or political reasons)
THBT parents should not have the right to deny medical treatment to their children on
religious grounds.
THW require all religious schools to provide sex education regardless of parental
consent.
THW make tax exemptions to religious organizations contingent upon them not
discriminating (e.g. refusing to perform religious services, not allowing participation by
homosexuals.)
This house would lift tax exemptions from religious institutions that refuse to recognize
marriage equality.
THW remove all legal and economic privileges granted to religious organizations.
Indigenous People
That indigenous communities who have historically lived in the Amazon should not be
punished for acts of vigilantism against poaches and illegal loggers
That the state should refuse to tolerate sexist indigenous cultural practices
THBT indigenous groups (e.g. Native Americans, Australian aborigines, etc.) who live in
geographically separate areas should be given their own completely autonomous
government
Social Movement
Feminism
This House believes that sexually assertive female pop stars identifying as feminists is
harmful for feminism.
LGBTQ Movement
THBT homosexual movement should out homosexuals they know to be in the closet.
THBT the T should leave the LGB and form their own movement.
Environmental Activists
This house believes that it is legitimate for environmental campaign groups to use
ecoterrorism to achieve their goals
THBT The environmental movement should publish outright lies about the extent of
environment harm to promote their cause.
Method
THBT social movements in democratic countries should drive social change through
the courts rather than the legislature.
Social Justice
Affirmative Action
That compensation should be paid for the injustices committed by past generations
THBT affirmative action in universities should be based on economic class rather than
race.
Anti-discrimination
TH regrets scientific studies that investigate the genetic bases of criminal behavior.
Retributive Justice
Taxation
Welfare
As a form of welfare for the poor, TH prefers providing services (such as, but not
Thought Experiments
TH prefers a world without any conception of gender over a world with a conception of
gender identities